Baseball Routs Woodland

The Eagles scored in every inning yesterday on their way to defeating Woodland 16-3 in six innings.  Hunter Schlosser picked up the win for Oran, now 10-3.

In the first, Preston Hahn singled to left and advanced to second on an error.  He scored on a single by Jacob Priggel, who advanced to third on the play after another error.  Schlosser hit the third consecutive single driving in Priggel, the Bank of Advance star of the game, to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead.

Oran scored four more in the second inning, highlighted by a 2-run double to the right-center fence by Priggel.  That hit drove in Drew Mitchem and Preston Hahn who had both reached on singles earlier.

Two more scored in the third after singles by Clay Sauceda and Blake Overfield started the third inning. a Cardinal error and an RBI single by Thomas Trankler pushed the lead to 8-3 after three.

Woodland scored two of their runs on a walk, error and a double in the second.  Their last came in the third on a walk and a double.

The Eagles continued to score and added another run in the fourth.  Sauceda walked with two-outs.  Another walk and an error loaded the bases.  When Mitchem walked he forced in run number 9.

The fifth saw Oran push across three more, just one short of enacting the mercy rule.  Hahn and Priggel started the inning with singles.  Schlosser reached on a fielder's choice forcing Priggel at second and advancing Hahn to third.  Reischman hit into an RBI fielder's choice with Schlosser retired at second base driving in Hahn.  Sauceda then slammed a ball to the base of the right-center fied fence but stumbled rounding first and ended up with a very long single. Overfield then had an RBI single that drove in Reischman.  Cole Priggle, the courtesy runner for Sauceda, scored on a wild pitch for the final run of the frame.

A four-run sixth pushed the lead to over 10 to close the game out.  Two hit batters and an error loaded the bases for Priggel who drove in his fourth run with a sacrifice fly.  Reischman capped the scoring with mammoth three-run homer over the left-center field fence.

Schlosser improved his record to 3-2.  He allowed three runs, two earned, on five hits.  He walked two and struck out 10.

Priggel and Reischman both drove in four.  Priggel had three hits whle Hahn scored four runs.

Oran will be back in action later today as they travel to Advance for a 4:30 district match-up against the Hornets